Rissoella
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Rissoella are a genus
of minute sea snail
s, marine
gastropod molluscs in the family Rissoellidae
(WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Rissoella :
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of minute sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod molluscs in the family Rissoellidae
Rissoellidae
Rissoellidae are a family of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the informal group Lower Heterobranchia.Rissoellidae is the only family within the superfamily Rissoelloidea in the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005....
Species
According to the World Register of Marine SpeciesWorld Register of Marine Species
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(WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Rissoella :
- Rissoella aliciae Espinosa & Ortea, 2009
- Rissoella ameliae Ortea & Espinosa, 2004
- Rissoella belkisae Ortea & Espinosa, 2004
- Rissoella caribaea Rehder, 1943
- Rissoella contrerasi Rolán & Hernández, 2004
- Rissoella dalii Ortea, Espinosa & Magana, 2004
- Rissoella dianae Ortea & Espinosa, 2004
- Rissoella diaphana (Alder, 1848)
- Rissoella dubia Golikov & Gulbin, 1978
- Rissoella duperrei (Vélain, 1877)
- Rissoella elephantina Golikov & Gulbin, 1978
- Rissoella elsae Ortea & Espinosa, 2004
- Rissoella florae Ortea & Espinosa, 2004
- Rissoella galba Robertson, 1961
- Rissoella gandocaensis Ortea & Espinosa, 2001
- Rissoella globularis (Forbes & Hanley, 1853)
- Rissoella himba Rolán & Peñas, 2009
- Rissoella inflata Locard, 1892
- Rissoella johnstoni Baker, Hanna & Strong, 1930
- Rissoella luteonigra Rolán & Rubio, 2001
- Rissoella notabilis (Thiele, 1912)
- Rissoella opalina (Jeffreys, 1848)
- Rissoella ornata Simone, 1995
- Rissoella powelli Ponder, 1983
- Rissoella taniae Ortea & Espinosa, 2004
- Rissoella trigoi Rolán & Hernández, 2004
- Rissoella zaidae Ortea & Espinosa, 2004